Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital
Total Joint Replacement Center
After Your Surgery
 Discharge Information and Planning
You will be discharged from the hospital three days after your surgery. For example, if your surgery is on Monday, you should plan to go home Thursday.
You will need to make arrangements for someone to pick you up to take you home. Your doctor will let you know on the second day after surgery if there are any different plans for your discharge.
You will need help at home after you leave the hospital. Most patients do not need formal visits from a physical therapist. You will most likely be doing the exercises with the help of a friend or family member. You will need help for bathing, shopping, housework and putting on clothes.
If you anticipate needing long-term care in a nursing home or extended care facility, start these plans prior to admission. The case manager can provide you with a list of approved, available facilities. You should visit the facility in advance of your surgery and make arrangements for admission there on discharge from the hospital.
Discharge Medications
You will be discharged from the hospital with prescriptions for pain pills and blood thinner. The prescriptions can be filled before discharge. |
